Joe Valenzuela
Joseph Claudia Valenzuela
Born: 1924
Tucson, AZ US
Deceased: December 9, 2011
Tucson, AZ US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 190
Career: 1944-1953
Joe Valenzuela compiled a career record of 55 wins and 72 losses and a 3.62 ERA in his 208-game pitching career with the San Diego Padres, Binghamton Triplets, Kansas City Blues, Bisbee Yanks, Beaumont Exporters, Newark Bears, Laredo Apaches, Dallas Eagles, Springfield Cubs, Amarillo Gold Sox and Tucson Cowboys. He began playing during the 1944 season and last took the field during the 1953 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | AA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 3 | 10 | .231 | 4.66 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 137.0 | 137 | 99 | 71 | 98 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 1945 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 5 | 9 | .357 | 1.73 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 130.0 | 121 | 48 | 25 | 42 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.38 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48.0 | 53 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1945 | AA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0.00 | 9 | 17.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1946 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.60 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 100.0 | 100 | 49 | 40 | 46 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | C | AZTX | Bisbee Yanks | 15 | 4 | .789 | 4.69 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 169.0 | 250 | 127 | 88 | 36 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1948 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 15 | 11 | .577 | 2.82 | 29 | 25 | 201.0 | 196 | 86 | 63 | 43 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 1 | 5 | .167 | 2.35 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 46.0 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | 4 | 12 | .250 | 5.36 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 136.0 | 156 | 93 | 81 | 55 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | 0 | 2 | .000 | 10.69 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.00 | 14 | 3 | 34.0 | 41 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 55 | 72 | .433 | 3.62 | 208 | 98 | 8 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 1043.0 | 1127 | 568 | 419 | 0 | 375 | 0 | 338 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | AA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 36 | 53 | 49 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .224 | .255 | .327 | .581 | 16 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 8 | 16 | 16 | 3 | .188 | .188 | .188 | .375 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1945 | AA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1945 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 23 | 56 | 52 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .250 | .291 | .327 | .618 | 17 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 20 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .294 | .314 | .294 | .608 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1947 | C | AZTX | Bisbee Yanks | 29 | 92 | 75 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 10 | .373 | .478 | .520 | .998 | 39 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1948 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 49 | 108 | 108 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .241 | .259 | .500 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | 32 | 51 | 45 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .289 | .347 | .333 | .680 | 15 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1950 | C | RGVL | Laredo Apaches | 19 | 57 | 53 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 12 | .264 | .316 | .434 | .750 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .429 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 251 | 483 | 445 | 42 | 121 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 47 | .272 | .316 | .348 | .665 | 155 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | AA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 36 | 10 | 43 | 4 | 0 | .930 | 1.472 |
| 1945 | AA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1945 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 19 | 9 | 50 | 2 | 3 | .967 | 3.105 |
| 1946 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 19 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 1.737 |
| 1947 | C | AZTX | Bisbee Yanks | P | 23 | 11 | 36 | 2 | 3 | .959 | 2.043 |
| 1948 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 30 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .946 | 1.167 |
| 1950 | C | RGVL | Laredo Apaches | OF | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 1.067 |
| 1950 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | P | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .091 |
| Totals | 223 | 56 | 188 | 12 | 8 | .953 | 1.094 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | AA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | |||
| 1945 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1945 | AA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | |||
| 1945 | AA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1946 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1946 | AAA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1947 | C | Arizona-Texas League | Bisbee Yanks | NYA | ||
| 1947 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | NYA | ||
| 1948 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1948 | AAA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1949 | AAA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1949 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1950 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | |||
| 1950 | AAA | International League | Springfield Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1950 | C | Rio Grande Valley League | Laredo Apaches | |||
| 1952 | C | West Texas-New Mexico League | Amarillo Gold Sox | |||
| 1953 | C | Arizona-Texas League | Tucson Cowboys |
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